Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Afzal Khan is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee)

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All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups made up of MPs and Peers who share an interest in a particular country or subject.

They do not have formal powers or funding, but can book rooms on the parliamentary estate and may receive funding from outside organisations and companies.

We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Afzal Khan is an officer of the following groups

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Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To foster good relationships between the UK and Bahrain and to assist in raising awareness amongst parliamentarians and the public of the developments that have been taking place in Bahrain.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: Highlighting the aspirations and challenges of British Muslims, celebrating the contributions of Muslim communities in Britain, investigating prejudice, discrimination and hatred against Muslims in the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgbritishmuslims.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Central Asia (Officer)

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• Purpose: To promote good relations between the United Kingdom and Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Greater Manchester All-Party Parliamentary Group (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To provide a strong and united voice for Greater Manchester in Westminster, gathering political and business leaders to build consensus and drive investment and growth for the benefit of communities throughout the region.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://gmappg.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Immigration Detention

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• Purpose: To increase knowledge in Parliament on immigration detention in the UK and its impacts; to connect parliamentarians with relevant research, organisations and experts, including people with lived experience of detention; and to advocate for evidence-based policy reforms and the welfare of detained people.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgdetention.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Islamic and Ethical Finance

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• Purpose: To highlight and improve areas of Islamic and ethical finance.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgief.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pakistan (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To provide a forum to discuss all matters related to Pakistan and also pertinent issues related to Pakistanis living in the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Parks and Green Spaces All-Party Parliamentary Group (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To address the most urgent issues affecting our parks and green spaces, including but not limited to funding, skills, equality of access and provision, climate change, biodiversity and the impact they have on the nation’s health and wellbeing.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/about/all-party-parliamentary-group-parks-and-green-spaces
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Uyghurs

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of the persecution against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang, China.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appguyghurs.wixsite.com/website
• APPG register: Parliament website

Afzal Khan is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afghan Women and Girls

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• Purpose: To promote the interests and voices of Afghan women and girls within Parliament and to Government.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Boxing

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• Purpose: To engage with government and parliament to support all aspects of boxing; set out the benefits of boxing to individuals and wider society; reduce barriers to participation in boxing; celebrate the success of our nation’s boxers; and highlight the potential for grass roots boxing clubs to promote diversity, inclusion and regeneration in the UK.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: Building a fairer future for children across the North of England.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/appg-reports
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Climate Change

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• Purpose: To run events and activities in parliament with the purpose of advancing understanding of policy issues surrounding climate change and enabling cross-party discussion and action on climate policy.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.climateappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate, Nature and Security

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• Purpose: To advance understanding of the issues surrounding climate, biodiversity, and security by communicating salient information and analysis through events and activities in Parliament - with the purpose of supporting informed cross-party discussion and action on climate security policy in order to improve the UK’s resilience.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgclimsec.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking

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• Purpose: To champion cycling and walking in the context of the growing importance of all forms of active travel. Our main aim is to get more people cycling and walking in the UK, more often and more safely.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgcw.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Dalits and Adivasis (Tribals)

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• Purpose: To draw attention to the discrimination against Dalits (formerly known as untouchables) and Adivasis (tribals) wherever it occurs and support attempts to eliminate it.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt

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• Purpose: To strengthen relations between British and Egyptian parliamentarians and promote UK-Egyptian relations amongst both chambers of the UK Parliament.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ethnic Minority Business Owners

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• Purpose: The APPG for Ethnic Minority Business Owners aims to promote the advancement of businesses owned by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people to reduce barriers and unlock their potential for the overall benefit of the UK’s economy.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgethnicbusiness.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ethnicity Transplantation and Transfusion

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• Purpose: Highlighting how the lack of donor participation affects patients with ethnically diverse backgrounds. Raising awareness of health inequalities faced by mixed and minority ethnic patients requiring an organ, stem cell or bone marrow transplant or a blood transfusion. Advocating equitable access of treatment for mixed and minority ethnic patients.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Visual Impairment

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• Purpose: A forum for parliamentarians to be informed and discuss challenges and opportunities within eye health and issues facing people living with sight loss. To also build the understanding of parliamentarians and civil society to support their effective advocacy and scrutiny of relevant UK government departments.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://eyehealthviappg.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ending the Need for Food Banks

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• Purpose: To bring together parliamentarians with a shared interest in and commitment to ending the need for food banks and the deep financial hardship that causes it; discussing the solutions that are needed; making recommendations to the relevant government departments that are key to achieving this.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Foreign Affairs

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• Purpose: Dedicated to monitoring and reviewing UK foreign policy, acting as a forum for discussion and collecting insight on wider matters of foreign affairs.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: http://www.appgforeignaffairs.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group

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• Purpose: To raise the profile of international human rights issues within Parliament and to investigate and publicise human rights abuses occurring.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appghumanrights.com/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students

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• Purpose: To recognise the internationalisation and global prominence of UK education; to promote the value of international students to UK education, economy and ‘soft power’; to raise awareness of issues affecting international students; and to provide a platform for collaboration between parliamentarians, educators, professionals and business leaders.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://internationalstudents.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Jamaica

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• Purpose: The purpose of the APPG is to encourage positive relations between Jamaica and the UK. It aims to promote dialogue on shared interests, enhance trade, cultural ties, and cooperation, while addressing key issues affecting the Jamaican diaspora and advocating for mutual prosperity and development.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Jordan Group

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• Purpose: To promote interest in and knowledge of Jordan and to establish contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Libya

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• Purpose: To foster good bilateral relations and understanding between the UK and Libya.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Disease and Liver Cancer

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of liver disease and liver cancer with parliamentarians and government, and to advocate for policy change to transform outcomes for liver patients, reduce health inequalities, and ensure the voices of people with lived experience are heard at Westminster.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Transport

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• Purpose: The APPG provides an opportunity for parliamentarians from across Urban Transport Group (UTG) member areas and the whole country to engage on the latest developments in the sector, and to receive updates and briefings from UTG, our member transport authorities, sector leaders and other stakeholders.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.urbantransportgroup.org/local-transport-appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration

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• Purpose: To support the emergence of mainstream, progressive policy debate on migration in the UK parliament.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgmigration.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Morocco

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• Purpose: To promote links and mutual understanding between Britain and Morocco.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Net Zero All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: The APPG accelerates policy change, promotes zero carbon solutions, supports clean growth technology, and embeds the UK’s commitment to a net zero carbon economy. It provides a forum for MPs and peers to collectively advocate for urgent government action for a low carbon future in the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://netzeroappg.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Northern Culture All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: The APPG champions the huge economic contribution made by the North’s cultural sector, providing a united voice on pan-northern cultural priorities in order to shape and influence future government decision-making and promoting the need for investment in the North’s strong cultural talent pipeline and heritage.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://curiousminds.org.uk/northern-culture-appg/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Ocean

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• Purpose: To provide a collective space where all parliamentarians can support and promote ocean research and awareness, to develop greater understanding of the ocean and its role in tackling challenges such as climate change, and to debate wider ocean issues.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.oceanappg.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Britain-Palestine All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To foster good relations and understanding between Britain and Palestine and to promote a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty and Inequality

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• Purpose: To provide awareness of the impact of poverty and inequality, its causes and consequences, and to encourage the spread of good practice to alleviate and eliminate both.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgpovertyinequality.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostate Cancer

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• Purpose: To raise awareness of prostate cancer issues with parliament, provide a forum for MPs and peers to discuss issues impacting people with prostate cancer, and to advocate for improvements in policy to improve equitable early diagnosis, treatment, care and survival for people with prostate cancer.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgprostatecancer.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education

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• Purpose: To support children and students from racialised backgrounds, to enhance educational environments, and to increase racial diversity in teaching across the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://raceequalityineducationappg.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Saudi Arabia

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• Purpose: The APPG aims to strengthen bilateral relations, promote cultural exchange, and address key issues such as trade and regional stability. The group engages in discussions, visits, and events to deepen mutual cooperation.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Tidy Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To highlight issues related to local environmental quality, including littering, pollution and fly­tipping, and their detrimental impact on communities; to raise these issues on the parliamentary agenda; to provide a forum for parliamentarians and advocates of local environmental quality; and to highlight the work of volunteer litter-picking groups and individuals.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/tidy-britain-appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Transport Safety

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• Purpose: To provide opportunities to debate transport safety matters (on road, rail, air and water) and to encourage the government to address transport safety issues. To work in partnership with others supporting safe, sustainable and healthy transport.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://transportsafetyappg.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene All-Party Parliamentary Group

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• Purpose: To raise awareness within parliament and government of the impact that a lack of water, sanitation and hygiene has on the lives of people around the world, and the governments obligation to help meet the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Youth Affairs

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• Purpose: To raise the profile of issues that affect and concern young people, encourage dialogue between parliamentarians, young people and youth services, and encourage a co-ordinated and coherent approach to youth policy making.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://youthappg.org.uk/about/
• APPG register: Parliament website